1. Topic-
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| How many words in a sentence? |
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2. Content-
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| Children will learn what constitutes a word and count the number
of words in a sentence. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Children will understand concept of word
2. Children will listen to a sentence and clap each time they hear
a word.
3. Children will look at a written sentence (and listen to it being
read) and clap each time they hear a word. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Are the children clapping the correct number of times?
2. Are the children able to count the number of words (do they recognize
that a space between words means a new word)
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5. Materials and Aids-
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whiteboard for writing sentences
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Look at message of the day and say that I want to find out how
many words are in the message today. Re-read first sentence of message
and say that there is a way to find out - show them how to clap once
for each word.
2. Get some sentences class wrote previously for writing activity.
Share with them a sentence from that work.
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B. Development-
2. We are going to find out how many words there are in each drawing/writing
that you did. I will show one of the drawings and tell them the sentence
(children will listen) and then I will ask them to clap once for each
word they hear as I say it.
3. I will model how to clap and remind them to clap only when it is
their turn. |
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C. Practice-
1. Each child will have a turn to clap out their sentence.
2. Tell them of symbol to start
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D. Independent Practice-
1. observation of understanding
2. work with students who are having less success with this.
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F. Checking for understanding-
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